Birla Cotsyn revises IPO price band at Rs 12-14

Birla Cotsyn (India), a company of the Yash Birla Group, engaged in textile manufacturing, has revised its IPO price band to Rs 12-14 from Rs 15-18 per equity share. The issue was supposed to close on July 4 but that also got extended to July 9, 2008.

Public issue has got subscribed just 0.51 times, till yesterday and received bids for 3,65,11,650 equity shares as against 7,16,86,667 shares on offer.

Portion of institutional investors has subscribed fully while retail portion subscribed around 0.9 times.

The issue had opened for subscription with an IPO on June 30, 2008 to raise around Rs 96.12-112.14 crore at revised price band.

The proceeds from the issue will be utilized to set up a integrated textile unit and a garment manufacturing plant at their facilities located at Khamgaon, Ghatanji & Makkapur in Maharashtra. The invested will also fund the company’s foray into retail outlets which it plans to set up pan India.

In order to ensure success in their expansion plans, the initial promoter of Birla Cotsyn (India) Limited Yash Birla group had entered in a 50:50 Joint venture with the P.B.Bhardwaj Group, This JV will enable both the partners to combine their resources and expertise and carry on the business of manufacturing, marketing and distribution of the products, which will enable their presence felt, in India as well as in international markets.

The company is in the process of setting up a 36,000 cotton spindle yarn manufacturing unit at Malkapur. Commercial production in Phase I has commenced.

In Phase II, the company has set up an Open End rotor based Cotton yarn manufacturing facility having capacity of 1,728 rotors, which has since become operational. In this Phase the Company is also setting up a weaving unit of Cotton Grey Fabric with 114 Looms.

Moving forward with a fully integrated manufacturing process, Birla Cotsyn plans to manufacture finished fabric by setting up a Dyeing and Processing facility with an installed capacity of 50,000 meters per day in Phase III.

Project Highlights

• Expansion of Integrated Textile Project at Khamgaon and Malkapur.
•  Manufacture of finished cloth by setting up of a Dyeing & Processing unit .
• Setting up of a Ready made Garment Manufacturing facility for men & women clothes.
• Establish Retail Outlets across the country .
• MEGA Project status granted by Government of  Maharashtra.

This issue has been graded by CARE and has been assigned the "IPO Grade 3".

Allbank Finance Limited is the book running lead manager to the issue.

Nexgen Capitals Limited, Saffron Capital Advisors Private Limited and Chartered Capital and Investment Limited are the co-book running lead managers to the issue.

Adroit Corporate Services Pvt. Limited is the registrar to the issue.